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hey guys I have a question about a body lift.

I had a quick look through the pages but nothing that answers what im after.

I have a 99 ford courier 2.5td. Believe it has a 2 inch suspension lift. And a 2 inch tray lift. Running 33's. Torsion bars have been wound up and the wheels werent scrubbing but after time the left side has dropped abit, now Scrubbing with full lock.

If I vbuy a body lift for it, 2 inch. What needs to be extended? Such as brake lines and what not. Costly?

Cheers.

howee62 wrote:hey guys I have a question about a body lift.

I had a quick look through the pages but nothing that answers what im after.

I have a 99 ford courier 2.5td. Believe it has a 2 inch suspension lift. And a 2 inch tray lift. Running 33's. Torsion bars have been wound up and the wheels werent scrubbing but after time the left side has dropped abit, now Scrubbing with full lock.

If I vbuy a body lift for it, 2 inch. What needs to be extended? Such as brake lines and what not. Costly?

Cheers.

Fix the cause of the problem, not the symptoms. Probably needs new torsion bars that are a bit heavier.

A bodylift isn't the fix that's needed.

As far as things go, try to do as much a you can about your clearance before going to a bodylift as this raises the center of gravity, making the vehicle more "tippy". Also puts more strain on bodymounts causing fractures of the mounts. Some vehicles have captive bolts (bolts integral with the body) that can be a pain to deal with to get any extra length out of.

I understand that. But why spend say $550 for rock crawler torsion bars. When i can get a body lift for $180. Fixes the problem quicker and cheaper. If it rolls it rolls. Dont drive past your limits. If your not experienced enough dont do it.

howee62 wrote:I understand that. But why spend say $550 for rock crawler torsion bars. When i can get a body lift for $180. Fixes the problem quicker and cheaper. If it rolls it rolls. Dont drive past your limits. If your not experienced enough dont do it.

Torsion bars ~2hrs max to change.

Bodylift ~1/2 -1 day + hoist +/- extending brake lines/fuel lines/electrical cabling (loom)/heater piping/radiator fan cowling/fuel lines/etc. If you aren't going to extend them, you will still be disconnecting/reconnecting them.

All that and if you are lucky enough to break the heater hose connections to the dash in the process you can count another 1/2 to one day disassembling and reassembling the dash.

Had this done to my Kia and it was a 2 1/2 day exercise by a company that has done MANY bodylifts before.

I'm trying to help you with a bit of personal experience....

$550 to fix the real prblem isn't bad. $180 to potentially create more problems is a waste, particularly when the springs collapse even more. What then - another inch of bodylift????

try winding your existing tortion bars up a bit more where they have sagged, however without chopping guards you will always get some scrubbing somewhere in the articulation range with 33's on a courier. as for body lift, huge job on a courier from what all the shops told me when i looked at it, the gearstick isn't long to start with like in a 75 series or a hilux, and as you lift the body, the throw will clash with the cut-out in the floor, so it will have to be bent, and then you need to lift the radiator back in line with the fan, etc, etc.

just my 2c worth after looking into it myself a few months back.

cheerz
matt